Case Mod - In Progress Project: Huge NAS (Fractal Design Define R3) - Update 03/06/2011

Glad you like it Dragonite

They're SAS backplanes, SAS is dual port but it's also compatible with SATA. Those are the only backplanes I could find at a decent price so I'm gonna use these, using just half the ports.

 

Ok still feels weird to have dual ports even if you have SAS disks or do SAS disks have a bigger connection on the actual disk or something?

 

I'll be using SATA drives; leaving the secondary port unused. SAS has 2 ports allowing for path redundancy.

 

That's some great wiring! Very good solution, looks great. Well done.

 

Wow, that wiring is incredible Top notch

 

Can I ask what you need 24TB for and I guess you are raiding them and how? Sorry I scimread your thread nice job on the mega braiding of the cable

 

I can help out with half of that
Based on his reply to my post earlier, it would be the 16.25TB of usable space in a RAID 6 with a single hot spare.

 

Thanks guys I'm really dreading the next step which will be shortening the SATA data cables.

I don't currently have a need for 24TB, I'm currently using about 4TB of space.
But I expect my usage needs to grow with time with HD video and RAW pictures.

I'll be running raid 6 with a hotspare for 18TB usable space (less formatted)

Edit: Thanks Mosquito

 

You're shortening the SATA data cables? Oh man, I can't wait to see this... I've wished for the same thing, but I've always been to chicken to try it myself

 

http://metku.net/index.html?path=mods/baby-sata/index_eng

Also GreenGadgets had a thread about making short SATA cables (as in, factory-producing them) and would anyone be interested? It's around here somewhere.

 

So going to be using that, awesome find, rep for you sir!

And i rreally can't wait to see how the huge amount of cabling looks in the end

 

Thanks! I had actually seen that when I was at work today (shortly after reading the original post). Might have to try it out

 

Nice work and uber storage would like to see how the RAID speeds are...

 

I'm really surprised with all the support, surely this wiring style isn't a first, I'm just making it a little longer than usual
Thanks again

As for the raid speeds I'm curious too but I don't need anything special since this will be bottlenecked by the gigabit connection. We won't see those for some time though, I'm off for 10 days and whenever I fire it up the array will probably still take another 4 or 5 days to build

 

PSU completed





I couldn't leave the CPU 8Pin (2x4Pin) as it was



Now I hope it'll fit in the box, considering the extra cage sits smack in front of that fat cable loom

as usual, click the pictures for high res

 

That is prob the neatest sleeving I have seen in a while, fair play bud

 

Thank you coolamasta I try my best

I just had a bit of an accident

This is gonna be such a paint to reshrink

 

Ok so I fixed the above and have completed all the power, fan and i/o sleeving
Here goes


Fanmate (I have since rewired this for 2 fans):


Here it is again hiding in the corner



Rear




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Front




Pretty much all that remains to be done now is to attach the 8 backplane stack to the cage and shrink SATA cables.

As always click the pics for high-res

 

Another great update. Some of the best sleeving I've ever seen. Well done!

 

Nice Power Lines. Hey I like your cable managment. So keep going on